Course Description

This intensive, hands-on four-day course teaches programmers how to develop applications for the Android platform.

Target Student:

Programmers developing applications for the Android platform.

Prerequisites:

Introduction to Java or equivalent experience is required.  Basic understanding of XML is required.

Delivery Method:

Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Performance-Based Objectives:

Students will learn how to set up their Android development environment, including the Android SDK and the ADT plug-in for Eclipse. Students will develop Applications, Activities, Services, Content Providers, and Receivers; use Intents to access components of existing Activities and Services; use Adapters to connect to data sources and SQLLite to save application state; create full-featured graphical interfaces using Views, Layouts, and other elements; and create location-based services that interact with Google Maps.

Course Content

1. Getting Started 
 Android Architecture
 The Dalvik VM
 Android Components
 Android Development Environment 
 A Simple Android Application
 The Android Emulator
 User Interface Layouts
 Android Event Handlers
 LogCat

2. Activities
 Creating an Activity
 Activity Lifecycle
 Callback Methods
 Resource Conservation
 Intents
 AndroidManifest.xml
 Packaging

3. Resources 
 Alternative Resources
 R.java
 String Resources
 Boolean and Integer Resources
 Color Resources
 Image Resouces
 System Resources
 Localization
 Format Strings

4. Widgets and Event Handlers
 Views and ViewGroups
 Common Properties
 Text View
 Edit Text
 TextChanged Events
 Button
 Check Box and Toggle Button
 Radio Group and Radio Buttons
 DatePicker
 ProgressBar and RatingBar
 Threads and Handlers
 AsyncTask  

5. Layouts
 Linear Layout
 FrameLayout
 RelativeLayout
 TableLayout
 CombiningLayouts
 Scrolling
 Screen Orientation Changes
 Tools

6. Dialogs
 Toast
 Custom Toast
 Dialogs
 Dismissing a Dialog
 AlertDialog
AlertDialog Buttons
 AlertDialog Items
 Custom Dialogs
 ProgressDialog
 DatePickerDialog  

7. Menus
 Menus and Menu Items
 OptionsMenu
 Reacting to Menu Item Selections
 ContextMenu
 Submenus
 CheckBoxes and Radio Buttons in Menu Items  

8. Intents and Broadcast Receivers
 Android Components
 Explicit Intents
 Passing Extra Data to an Intent
 Activities with Results
 Implicit Intents
 Intent Filters
 Intent Filter Actions and Categories
 Intent Filter Data
 Broadcast Receivers
 Registering Broadcast Receivers Programmatically
 Registering Broadcast Receivers via the Manifest
 Broadcasting Intents

9. Services
 What is a Service?
 Defining a Service: Extend IntentService
 Defining a Service: Extend Service
 Registering and Starting a Service
 Stopping a Service
 Creating a Bound Service
 Binding to a Service
 Remote Bound Services
 Call a Remote Service
 Service Lifecycle

10. Notifications
 Notifications
 NotificationManager
 Updating a Notification
 Notification Fields
 
11. Data Storage: Preferences and Files
 The Android File System
 Preferences
 Creating Preferences
 Reading Preferences
 Updating and Deleting Preferences
 Manage Preferences with Preference Activity
 Using PreferenceScreen 
 Working with Files
 openFileInput() and openFileOutput()
 The cache Directory
 ExternalStorage
 RawResource Files

12. Data Storage: SQLite Database
 SQLite
 Android SQLite Classes
 Executing SQL Statements
 The query() Method
 Cursors
 Managed Cursors
 Encapsulating Data Access
 Using SQLiteOpenHelper  
 Inserting and Updating Data 
 Deleting Data
 Transactions

13. Data Adapter Widgets
 Data-Driven Adapter Controls
 Adapters
 ArrayAdapter
 Spinner
 AutoCompleteTextView
 ListView
 AdapterView Events
 CursorAdapter
 ListView with a CursorAdapter
 Gallery and GridView

14. Sharing Data with Content Providers
 Content Providers
 Content URIs
 Built-In Content Providers
 Contacts
Querying Contacts
 Manipulating Contacts
 Sharing Your App™s Data
 Implementing the ContentProvider Interface
 Registering your Content Provider
 Content Provider Client  

15. Location-Based Services
 Using the Emulator™s Location Setting
 Determining the Current Location
 Tracking Movements  
 Proximity Alerts
 Geocoding and Reverse Geocoding
 Using Google's Map Service
 Launching a Google Map
 Embedding a Google Map with MapView  

16. Publishing an Application
 Publishing
 Packaging and Signing
 Distribution
 Updates

17. Appendix A Java Inner Classes
 
18. Appendix B Java Threads
 
19. Appendix C Audio and Video
 
20. Appendix D 2D Drawing